TS 063 (P498218)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033249 & BM 033249a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar e2 ki-szub-ba_
2. _da_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
3. _da e2 e2_ {d!}am!-an-na
4. _ha-la_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am _dumu_ {d}nirah-<sze>-mi
5. _ki_ i3-li2-tu-ra-am
6. {disz}{d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
7. _in-szi-sa10_
8. 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
9. _in-na-an-la2_
10. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
11. _nu-mu-un-an-bala-e_
12. _mu_ {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na
reverse
1. _lugal [in]-pa3_
2. _igi_ [s,i-li2-isz8-tar2]
3. _dumu#_ [i3-li2-sukkal]
4. _igi_ [a-wi-il-i3-li2] _szesz*-a*-ni*_
5. _igi_ [i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am]
6. _dumu#_ [i-nun-e2]-a*
7. _iti ab-[e3-a]_
8. _mu_ sa-am#-[su-i-lu]-na# _lugal i7_ sa#-[am-su]-i-lu-na na-qa2-ab-nu-uh-szi _mu-un-ba-la2_
  seal impression
envelope
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a#-[ak]_
2. _nu-mu-un-da-bala-e#_
3. [_mu_ {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na] _lugal_
4. _<<lugal>> in-pa3_
5. _igi_ i3-li2-[i]-qi2#-sza-am
6. _dumu_ i-nun#-e2#-a
7. _igi_ s,i-li2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
8. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _szesz-ni_
  blank space
  seal impression
9. _iti ab-[e3-a]_
10. _mu_ sa#-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal i7_ sa#-am-su-i-lu-na na-qa2-ab-nu-uh-szi _mu-un-ba-la2_
  seal impression
left
1. _kiszib_ a-wi-il-dingir
seal 1
1. {d}nin-szubur
2. _sukkal an-na_
seal 2
1. i-nun-e2-a
2. _dumu_ [dingir-szu]-ba-ni
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

MVS 17, 08

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013734 (composite) (P513743) S013734 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Seals 013756 (composite) (P513772) S013756 Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498218

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kutalla (mod. Tell Sifr)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 033249 & BM 033249a
Accession Number B 092

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33249
British Museum Collection (BM) W_B-92

References

  • primary: Archives familiales, 63

    [Charpin1980Archivesfamiliales] Charpin, Dominique. 1980. Archives Familiales et Propriéte Privée En Babylonie Ancienne : Étude Des Documents de “Tell Sifr.” Vol. 12. Hautes Études Orientales.

  • history: MVS 17, no. 8

    [Colbow1995MVS17] Colbow, Gudrun. 1995. Die Spätaltbabylonische Glyptik Südbabyloniens. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 17. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

  • history: Tell Sifr, 63

    [Jean1931TellSifr] Jean, Charles-François. 1931. Tell Sifr : Textes Cunéiformes Conservés Au British Museum. Paris : Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Strassmaier Warka, 064

    [Strassmaier1882Warka] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1882. Texte, Altbabylonischer Verträge Aus Warka. Orient. Congr. Abhandll.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-28 at 17:07:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-09-02 at 15:01:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-31 at 13:34:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-16 at 10:33:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-05-23 at 09:08:09 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TS 063 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498218.
TS 063 artifact entry (No. P498218). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498218 (Original work published 2016)
TS 063 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498218 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498218},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TS 063 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TS 063 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498218.
TS 063 artifact entry (No. P498218). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498218 (Original work published 2016)
TS 063 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498218 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2025TS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {TS 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498218},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P498218
LB  - CDLI:P498218
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TS 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498218
ER  -
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